Prospect Info: 2024 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #9

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Results:

Rank	Player	Draft Position	Vote %	2023 Result	2022 Result
1	Simon Nemec	2022 Round 1 #2 Overall	90.5	Luke Hughes	Luke Hughes
2	Anton Silayev	2024 Round 1 #10 Overall	90.1	Simon Nemec	Simon Nemec
3	Seamus Casey	2022 Round 2 #46 Overall	76.4	Alexander Holtz	Alexander Holtz
4	Arseni Gritsyuk	2019 Round 5 #129 Overall	89.5	Akira Schmid	Arseni Gritsyuk
5	Lenni Hameenaho	2023 Round 2 #58 Overall	87.5	Seamus Casey	Shakir Mukhamadullin
6	Topias Vilen	2021 Round 5 #129 Overall	31.9	Arseni Gritsyuk	Fabian Zetterlund
7	Mikhail Yegorov	2024 Round 2 #49 Overall	29.9	Lenni Hameenaho	Nikita Okhotiuk
8	Santeri Hatakka	2019 Round 6 #184 Overall	33.3	Topias Vilen	Seamus Casey

Last Pick: Senteri Hatakka - Utica Comets / AHL

Added: Issiac Poulter


Eligible Players:

Barabosha, Artem Beckman, Adam Bowers, Shane Brennan, Tyler Brown, Cole Casey, Seamus Cheslock, Chase Diotte, Mikael Edwards, Ethan Filmon, Josh Foote, Nolan Graham, Max Gritsyuk, Arseni

Hameenaho, Lenni Hatakka, Santeri Hauser, Petr Hurtig, Viktor Karpovich, Daniil Leddy, Charlie Legare, Nathan Louhivaara, Veeti Malek, Jakub Melovsky, Matyas Misyul, Daniil Nemec, Simon _

Orlov, Daniil Pikkarainen, Kasper Poulter, Isaac Salminen, Samu Shlaine, Artem Silayev, Anton Squires, Cam Stillman, Chase Traff, Herman Vilen, Topias Wendt, Dylan Yegorov, Mikhail _

(Bolded = in poll, crossed out = selected)


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[Xirik]

Before drafting Silayev I saw other sites ranking Filmon as our 5th or 6th best prospect.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Stillman. Add Brennan.

Rinse. Wash. Repeat.

Brennan is a 21-year-old who was the third goalie taken (1st N. American) in his respective draft. Versus Poulter who is 23 and was never drafted.

 

[forceten]

Orlov. Add Traff or Melovsky. Sigh.

 

[Devils731]

Before drafting Silayev I saw other sites ranking Filmon as our 5th or 6th best prospect.

After 2 seasons ago, Filmon looked like he might be a slightly late bloomer who was getting adjusted to a growth spurt. Small guy who grew big, got used to his taller size, and now could be a modern goal scoring power forward.

After this past season, his growth curve didn’t continue upwards. He had a big decrease in goals and his point total went down as well.

So depending on when they last updated their lists, Filmon had some exciting surprise potential last offseason and seems to have a good amount less this offseason.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Malek add Melovsky.

 

[Blackjack]

Stillman. Add Brennan.

Wait, why are you voting for Stillman?

 

[MartyOwns]

orlov, add beckman i guess?

 

[Xirik]

After 2 seasons ago, Filmon looked like he might be a slightly late bloomer who was getting adjusted to a growth spurt. Small guy who grew big, got used to his taller size, and now could be a modern goal scoring power forward.

After this past season, his growth curve didn’t continue upwards. He had a big decrease in goals and his point total went down as well.

So depending on when they last updated their lists, Filmon had some exciting surprise potential last offseason and seems to have a good amount less this offseason.

That's because he played a more complete game and succeeded at it, Not everything is about points. He got better defensively and his assists went up. If anything the Devils organization is happier about this last season of his then his previous one.

 

[Devils731]

That's because he played a more complete game and succeeded at it, Not everything is about points. He got better defensively and his assists went up. If anything the Devils organization is happier about this last season of his then his previous one.

That’s pretty much what is said about all prospects whose production stalls out. Almost everyone is always working at being a more complete, Pro ready player, so he isn’t unique in that quest.

Would his team have preferred him getting better defensively and scoring 50 goals and 20 more points or getting better defensively and losing some of his offense? If he can’t play a complete game and still increase his offense, then that’s not a great year.

At the end of the day, points are very important, you only win a hockey game by scoring more goals than your opponent. It’s not common in a good development season for a 20 year old in his 3rd full WHL season to see his production decrease.

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It doesn’t mean he’s done as a prospect or that he had a bad year but he is a less exciting prospect now than he was a year ago.

 

[nugg]

Karpovich, add.... Pikkarainen I guess (slim pickins)

 

[Bad Goalie]

Both my past choices have made their way onto the voting option list so, I can only vote 1. I'm going to change my vote from Karp to Poulter now that he has finally been added. I have high hopes for this kid and hope last season was only his beginning and that his game will continue to improve even farther this season. If he should outperform Daws again as he did last season, the Devils have some real hope for their future between the pipes if they should have 2 keepers shining in the AHL.

Karp is still high on my list where he has been for nearly every step along the way but I can't put both on the list and finding an add out of what's left is a real challenge.

I'll take a stab in the dark and add Brennan. Wouldn't it be something if he and Yegorov both blossom as well as Daws and Poulter? Devils goalie issue goes from rags to riches in 3-4 seasons.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Wait, why are you voting for Stillman?

Of the remaining players on the list, he seems the most likely to play in the NHL.

 

[Forge]

Orlov, add traff

 

[Beastdog75]

Voted for Misyul, add Pikkarainen

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Stillman. Add Brennan.

Rinse. Wash. Repeat.

Brennan is a 21-year-old who was the third goalie taken (1st N. American) in his respective draft. Versus Poulter who is 23 and was never drafted.

Where players were drafted years ago means nothing.. is this a serious post?

 

[Billdo]

Stillman. Add Brennan.

Rinse. Wash. Repeat.

Brennan is a 21-year-old who was the third goalie taken (1st N. American) in his respective draft. Versus Poulter who is 23 and was never drafted.

... so?

 

[Guadana]

Of the remaining players on the list, he seems the most likely to play in the NHL.

He is not the player who seems the most likely to have NHL career. Situationally Foote and Misyul seems the most likely to play some games in NHL.

 

[Guadana]

Stillman. Add Brennan.

Rinse. Wash. Repeat.

Brennan is a 21-year-old who was the third goalie taken (1st N. American) in his respective draft. Versus Poulter who is 23 and was never drafted.

And Brennan results in echl are not inspiring. He played for a good team.

 

[Xirik]

I may be remembering it wrong but wasn't Filmon one of the last prospects cut in training cup and was pretty close to getting some play time in the pre-season?

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

And Brennan results in echl are not inspiring. He played for a good team.

I don't read much into a 20-year-old in his first year of pro hockey - particularly a goalie.


Even Vinnie Purpura had far more experience. Akira Schmid was still playing junior hockey at that age.

 

[Guadana]

I don't read much into a 20-year-old in his first year of pro hockey - particularly a goalie.


Even Vinnie Purpura had far more experience. Akira Schmid was still playing junior hockey at that age.

Brennan didn't have inspiring results as junior too.

Its just numbers. For his age, stage and with good team his numbers are not good now.
We have plenty of players who was or is better at their stage of career, some of them are better in better leagues.

So for now Brennan and Stillman objectively should be lower in the list. And we are talking about them in vacuum- just about their game and numbers. If we will add competition - we have good rw squad in NHL, more ready RWs in AHL, Devils drafted huge amount of RWs for bottom line roles. Or for more important role potentially like Lenny. Devils drafted Hauser, Squires, Brown, Traff, Pikkarainen and Lenny. Stillman is not a player with at least some expectations from this organization.
And Devils drafted Yegorov in the second round + Veeti. Poulter played inspiring season in AHL, Daws looks solid, Malek with better career at the same stages in better league is as close to AHL. Brennan has very little chances to play in NHL.

Both should jump way higher and make huge step. You picked wrong guys.

 

[Billdo]

I don't read much into a 20-year-old in his first year of pro hockey - particularly a goalie.

Just where he was drafted and not actual results apparently...

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I may be remembering it wrong but wasn't Filmon one of the last prospects cut in training cup and was pretty close to getting some play time in the pre-season?

He probably deserves to be higher on this list, but i also understand that this fanbase is likely to he more critical of him than anywhere else and he had a lackluster season last year. Makes sense that he would drop in our eyes while most other outlets aren’t spending more than a minute’s thought on him.

 

[Comparison Ford]

went with Foote because i feel like he’s at least an NHLer